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NewsMOU to support Wilhelmshaven FRSU
Uniper SE and Titan LNG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a plan to develop a user-friendly technical interface and commercial products for small-scale LNG players from the Wilhelmshaven Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for LNG.
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NewsEco angle for port innovation contest
A port transportation innovation contest will see entrants submit original project ideas to encourage more environmental and safe production.
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NewsPlea for better green incentives from ports
Incentives from ports need to be better when it comes to environmental improvement, it was argued at a roundtable centred on ports’ role in decarbonising the maritime transport sector at the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice in Poland.
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NewsRobust US container trade faces uncertainty
Record high levels of inbound laden containers were experienced on both US coasts in October, but BIMCO has warned uncertainty lies ahead due to US-China trade relations.
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NewsChinese ports require energy consumption data
Ships are now required to report their energy consumption data of their last voyage when entering and leaving Chinese ports.
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NewsKiel cash boost funds shore power
The Port of Kiel is investing more than €30m in port expansion and environmental protection with projects including onshore power.
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NewsChina funding puts ports at risk
Kenya could lose the Port of Mombasa to the Chinese government if the government-owned Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) defaults on a substantial payment owned to Exim Bank of China.
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Incumbents welcome to Valencia concession
Valencia has confirmed that incumbent operators are free to participate in the tender for its fourth container terminal with no requirement to increase current capacity levels.
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Unions intervene in Buenos Aires dispute
Union leader Hugo Moyano is attempting to scuttle a government plan to create a single container terminal concession at the Port of Buenos Aires as of 2020, replacing five existing concessions.
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Yilport supports innovation contest
Global port operator Yilport is backing a Port Innovation Contest to encourage solutions to the current challenges facing the industry.
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Major operator celebrates surging volumes
PSA International boosted volumes by 9.1% year-on-year in 2018 on the back of “slow but steady” growth in global container trade volumes.
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Legislation preventing investment in Brazilian ports
José Di Bella, chief executive of the Brazilian Association of Port Terminals, has stated that centralised decision-making in the country’s ports sector is deterring investment.
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São Paulo governor wants Santos privatised
The governor of São Paulo State, João Doria, is to ask Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, to privatise the Port of Santos. He has labelled the current facility as "inefficient" and costly.
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Newcastle box terminal benefits
A container terminal at the Port of Newcastle could provide a A$6bn (US$4.1bn) boost to the New South Wales economy as well as significantly reducing truck trips through Sydney by 2050, according to a new report.
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NSW to more than triple volumes by 2045
NSW Ports is forecasting a growth in containers through its port gateways from 2.4m teu to between 7.5m and 8.4m teu per year by 2045.
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Auckland announces hydrogen project
A hydrogen-generating plant is to be built by Ports of Auckland (PoAL) to power hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles as part of the port’s programme to become a zero-emissions business by 2040.
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Auckland to revamp supply chain
Ports of Auckland (PoAL) and the National Road Carriers’ Association (NRC) have announced a joint commitment to drive significant changes within Auckland’s overheated supply chain.
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NewsBrexit: Ports continue to lead preparations
The message from the ports sector ahead of the Brexit deal vote in the UK House of Commons today is that ports are resilient, but the government needs to act swiftly to manage challenges.
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NewsDecember deadline for air quality strategy
The UK Government has said it will publish guidelines to advise ports on how to develop effective and targeted Air Quality Strategies by spring, with ports required to have their own strategies by the end of the year.
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NewsICTSI invests in eco-friendly RTGs
International Container Terminal Services’ (ICTSI) Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) is improving its environmental footprint and efficiency with new hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTGs) featuring batteries and smaller than average diesel engines.
